And me to loftier heights,
Away from earth’s striving tumult,
Sleep! What do you wish for more?
“Away from earth’s striving tumult,” etc.
When the repetition is of single letters and syllables, instead of whole sentences, we call it alliteration and rhyme. A few examples will suffice to show that both are as important to the sound plays of children as to the poetry of adults. The alliteration may be mere repetition, as even the babbling babe loves to duplicate sounds, and while sometimes logical connection of ideas is conveyed as well (Haus und Hof, hearth and home), children enjoy meaningless sound-play quite as well.
“Hinters’ Hanse Hinterhaus
Haut Haus Holderholz
Hetzt Hund und Hühnerhund
“Meiner Mutter Magd macht mir mein mus mit meiner Mutter Mehl.”